Sing It On: Second Season of Docu-Series Coming to Pop Channel

Paging Andy Bernard. The Sing It On TV show’s second season premieres Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 9:00pm ET/PT, on Pop TV. Watch the trailer on Facebook. The eight-episode docu-series features real-life stories of four collegiate a cappella teams: Faux Paz (University of Maryland), Off The Beat (University of Pennsylvania), Hexachords (University of Massachusetts Amherst), and S#arp Attitude (University of Massachusetts Amherst).

The series is produced by Sharp Entertainment and CORE Media Group, with Matt Sharp, Teri Wagner Flynn and Kallissa Miller serving as Executive Producers. ICCA owner Amanda Newman serves as Co-Executive Producer. John Legend, Ty Stiklorius and Mike Jackson of Get Lifted Film Co. also serve as Executive Producers.

HERE COMES TREBLE… THE SECOND SEASON OF POP’S “SING IT ON” PREMIERES ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 AT 9:00 PM, ET/PT

Executive Produced by John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Co., Eight New Episodes of SING IT ON Follow Four Collegiate Teams on Their Journey to Compete at The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA)

“The excitement surrounding collegiate a cappella is close to my heart as it was the start of my career as a recording artist, and I know first-hand the dedication and teamwork it takes to be successful,” said John Legend, SING IT ON Executive Producer and a former member of UPenn’s Counterparts, which made it to the ICCA Finals in 1997. “Pop’s SING IT ON strikes all the right chords by capturing the heat of competition, passionate musical performances and the enduring friendships found in the a cappella community.”

The eight-episode docu-series SING IT ON showcases the real-life stories of four wickedly talented and highly charismatic collegiate a cappella teams – Faux Paz (University of Maryland), Off The Beat (University of Pennsylvania), Hexachords (University of Massachusetts Amherst), and S#arp Attitude (University of Massachusetts Amherst). This season brings heart-warming stories and breath-taking musical performances from two sets of rival a cappella teams – including two opposing groups from the same school, University of Massachusetts, and two top contenders in same region, University of Maryland and University of Pennsylvania. Each team faces cutthroat auditions, power struggles amongst seasoned members and endless hours of training for competition, along with the powerful bonds and friendships created in this tight inner-circle community of performers.

“SING IT ON returns this summer with new a cappella groups that will touch viewers with their personal stories and entertain with their powerful performances and music talent,” said Paul Adler, SVP of Original Programming and Development, Pop. “The competitive stakes this season are even higher as rival teams compete head-to-head against each other in a battle to advance to the ICCA Finals.”

In season two of SING IT ON, viewers will get to know these four teams:

Faux Paz, a co-ed group from the University of Maryland, have been wowing audiences since their inception in 1993. The group’s star soloist has suffered a significant loss in her family but is able to grieve through the power of music and the support of her group. She also happens to be the only remaining female vocalist, so the group is tasked with a tedious audition process to find a diverse enough sound that will take them all the way to finals.

Off The Beat from the University of Pennsylvania are a group of co-ed Ivy Leaguers that share an alma mater with former a cappella singer John Legend. This season, the group is feeling the effects of a volatile relationship between the music director and co-president. This team is used to winning big in academics and in a cappella. They expect to make it all the way to ICCA Finals this season despite the rift between their leaders.

University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Hexachords are a small but strong group of six co-ed members. Though the group consists entirely of highly trained music majors, they still feel the pressure of competing against groups that are often double their size with double the sound.

S#arp Attitude, a powerful all-female group from University of Massachusetts Amherst, have high hopes for the ICCA season despite never making it past quarterfinals. Their major set-back this season is losing their only beatboxer to their rival group Hexachords. This sassy group of girl bosses plan to seek revenge by showing Hexachords up in competition.

SING IT ON is produced by Sharp Entertainment and CORE Media Group, with Matt Sharp, Teri Wagner Flynn and Kallissa Miller serving as Executive Producers. ICCA owner Amanda Newman serves as Co-Executive Producer. John Legend, Ty Stiklorius and Mike Jackson of Get Lifted Film Co. also serve as Executive Producers.

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ABOUT GET LIFTED FILM CO.:

Get Lifted Film Co. is a production company based in Los Angeles. The principles are John Legend, Mike Jackson, and Ty Stiklorius.

Get Lifted has sold several projects in television to networks including Showtime, NBC, HBO, USA, MTV, OWN and FOX. In addition to these sales Get Lifted was previously in overall deals for television with Comcast/Universal owned studio Universal Cable Productions( UCP) and most recently Legendary Television. They’re Executive Producers of WGN America’s critically acclaimed series Underground and Pop Network’s docu-series Sing It On.

Get Lifted has several feature projects including: Lionsgate’s Damien Chazelle project La La Land, which opens December 2016, Southside With You, which premiered in dramatic competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and opens in theaters August 2016, The Black Count (2014 Pulitzer Prize Winner), to be directed by Cary Fukunaga for Sony Pictures. Get Lifted also Executive Produced two documentaries, Southern Rites, which premiered on HBO in May 2015 and Can You Dig This, which premiered at the 2015 LA Film Festival and won the LA Muse Jury Award. Lastly Get Lifted produced two critically acclaimed Off-Broadway shows, Neal Brennan’s 3 Mics and Turn Me Loose which is a New York Times Critics Pick and stars Scandal’s Joe Morton.

ABOUT CORE MEDIA GROUP:

CORE Media Group is a global content and management company that produces award-winning programing through its in-house creative team and key partnerships with industry leaders Sharp Entertainment and B-17 Entertainment. The Company’s 19 Entertainment division co-produces “American Idol,” the platinum standard of reality competition programs, the enduring franchise, “So You Think You Can Dance” and manages the careers of numerous “American Idol” winners and finalists. Together, CORE’s dynamic group of content creators is producing quality entertainment for over 30 television networks.